[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: rol

[Felix Malmenbeck]

There is a note from Alice in Wonderland, which describes growing a mustache, but it's probably also useful for referring to beards and other forms of hair, too:


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And for "grow" as in "grow a mustache," make use of {nargh}, as in {nargh lochwIj} "I'm growing a mustache." (To indicate that you're doing it on purpose, you could say {nargh lochwIj 'e' vIchaw'} "I'm letting my mustache grow" or something similar.)


(Source: QelIS boQHarmey, English Kindle version, page 205; described as "From the hand of Marc Okrand, edited by Lieven L. Litaer")


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//loghaD

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Klingon word:    rol
Part of speech:  noun
Definition:      beard
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toDuj 'oS rol
A beard is a symbol of courage. (TKW)

molor rol chIpchu' qeylIS 'ej teq
Kahless cut off Molor’s beard  (PB)

(TKW 85):  Fighting in such close proximity to one another, a beard may be thought of by some as a disadvantage since one of the combatants may grab onto the beard of the other and draw him closer. To wear a beard, and long hair for that matter, shows that one is both brave and confident--willing to give the opponent the upper hand, and secure that one’s own skills are superior.

(qurgh, 7/28/2017 < qep’a’ 2017):  I asked [Okrand] about {jIb}, {pob}, {loch} and {rol} after there was a conversation about it in the Learn Klingon Facebook group.  {jIb} is only hair on the top of your head, {loch} is the hair on your upper lip, {rol} is the hair on your face that covers you chin/neck area, and {pob} is hair from the neck down.  Arm hair is {DeS pob}.  The words cover both the hair and the entire construction, so {rol} refers to a beard as well as the hair that makes up the beard.  However, ear hair or nose hair is talked about using {pob}, and {pob} can be used to talk about face hair or head hair but it would be considered very strange to do so.

SEE:
rol taj                  razor (n) {TNK]

SEE ALSO:
Huy'             eyebrow (n)
chIp             cut, trim (hair) (v)

--
Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
    Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last
    year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.


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